Genesis 18:1-22:24, Annual Vayeira, “And he appeared” Outline

Read Genesis 18:1-22:24 at Bible Gateway.

The teaching tools of scripture
Gen 1:1-2:3 and the teaching tools of scripture part one and part two
Gen 1:1-6:8 and finding the topic themes of scripture

Hebrew paragraph divisions

18:1-19:38 {s} Abraham the prophet and intercessor/ overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah
20:1-18 {s} Abimelech takes but then restores Sarah, Abraham’s wife
21:1-21 {p} Isaac becomes Abraham’s heir when he is weaned
21:22-34 {p} Abimelech and Abraham make a covenant of peace
22:1-19 {p} Abraham and the binding of Isaac
22:20-24 {p} The seed of Nahor

Strong themes of the parashah

18:1-21:21 {s+s+p} The promised seed prophesied + opposition to the promise + the birth of Isaac
21:22-34 {p} Abimelech and Abraham make a covenant of peace
22:1-19 {p} Abraham and the binding of Isaac
22:20-24 {p} The seed of Nahor

Gen 18:1-22:24 triennial Torah portions

18:1-33, triennial Vayeira, “And he appeared”
19:1-38, triennial Vayabou sheni, “Then came the two”
20:1-18, triennial Vayisa misham, “He journeyed from there”
21:1-41, triennial v’Yehovah paqad, “Yehovah had visited”
22:1-24, triennial Vayhee nisah, “After these things”

Gen 18:1-22:24 Chiastic Structure

Download the fully expanded Gen 18:1-22:24 Vayeira chiasm pdf.

Theme of the parashah

Isaac, the Promised Seed, the Messianic type: miraculous birth + heir of Abraham + sacrifice for sin.

Finding Messiah in Vayeira

This separate post is here.

Additional readings for this parashah

2 Kin 4:1-37 (my notes) | Luk 2:1-38 (my notes)

Studies in Vayeira

Gen 18, Bible for Beginners
Gen 19, Bible for Beginners
Gen 20, Bible for Beginners
Gen 21, Bible for Beginners
Gen 22, Bible for Beginners
Gen 18:1-22:24, Chiastic structure, and why the B pair matches
2 Chr 7:14, Prayer, the intercessory prayer of Abraham
Gen 18:1-33, Chiastic structure
Gen 18:1-19:38, Chiastic structure
Gen 18:1-21:21, The promised seed strong theme
Gen 19:1-38, Chiastic structure of the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah
Gen 19 and 20, Abraham and his ministry of prophet and intercessor
Gen 20:1-18, Abraham the prophet
Gen 20:1-18, Chiastic structure
Gen 21:22-34, Chiastic structure and the covenant of peace
Gen 22:1-19, The binding of Isaac and the signs of Messiah

For further study off site

Vayeira – Restoration of Torah
Vayeira Torah Pearls – Nehemia Gordon and Keith Johnson
The Discovery of the Sin Cities of Sodom and Gomorroah – Associates for Biblical Research
Sodom and Gomorrah: Is There Evidence for Their Destruction? – Associates for Biblical Research

SCRIPTURE REVEALED BOOKS by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | GENESIS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE